Pirates Split Games in Day Two of Tiger Invitational
By Thomas Donnelly | Feb. 12, 2022Seton Hall picks up a win against UMass Lowell, but drops their matchup against Auburn to conclude the Tiger Invitational in Auburn, Alabama.
Seton Hall picks up a win against UMass Lowell, but drops their matchup against Auburn to conclude the Tiger Invitational in Auburn, Alabama.
In the latest chapter of the top rivalry in the Big East, Kadary Richmond and Tray Jackson each had 16 points in a nailbiting 73-67 loss to No. 15 Villanova on Saturday afternoon.
Seton Hall downed the No. 25 Xavier Musketeers on Wednesday in a nail-biting 73-71 win. Senior Jared Rhoden led the way for the Pirates, dropping 25 points and coming down with 8 rebounds in a vintage performance from the fourth-year guard.
In a game dominated on the defensive side, Seton Hall came out victorious in the nation’s capital as the Pirates defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 60-50 to earn their fourth straight win.
Seton Hall, looking to extend their win streak Sunday, rolled through Indiana to secure their third straight win, 72-56.
Five Pirates scored at least 10 points in a blowout 74-55 win over Creighton on Friday night. Sophomore point guard Kadary Richmond led the way with 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists followed up by graduate Jamir Harris' 13, graduate Myles Cale's 12, junior Tyrese Samuel's 11, and senior Jared Rhoden's 11.
Coming off of a dominant win over Georgetown on Wednesday, the Pirates looked to keep themselves in the win column as tournament time approaches. Xavier came to town and battled Seton Hall to the final buzzer in a game that ultimately fell in favor of The Hall, 91-86.
Though the weather in South Orange was gloomy on Wednesday evening, it was not the only rain that Georgetown experienced. Seton Hall women’s basketball splashed 19 three-pointers, both a program and Big East conference single-game record, in their dominant 91-62 win to snap their three-game losing streak.
Junior Tray Jackson scored 21 points and 6 rebounds in a bounce-back 68-63 win over Georgetown on Tuesday night.
Despite a dominant Sidney Cooks showing, the team fell short to one of the premier teams in the conference, 85-65.
Graduate center Ike Obiagu set the Seton Hall blocks record Wednesday night in a 73-63 loss to No. 22 Marquette.
With both the men's and women's teams facing Marquette Wednesday night, the Pirates traveled to Milwaukee, though fell short, 63-42.
On Saturday, the Cincinnati Bengals won their first playoff game in 31 years. Quarterback Joe Burrow had an exceptional showing, throwing for 244 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL's Wild Card Round.
The historical context of the first Big East conference game at Walsh Gymnasium in 37 years was overshadowed by a sorry performance from Seton Hall in an 84-63 loss to St. John's. Led by 19 points and 7 rebounds from Posh Alexander and 17 points and 10 rebounds from Aaron Wheeler, the Johnnies perfectly executed an aggressive defensive game plan that the Pirates could not overcome.
Powered by graduate guard Myles Cale's 21-point, 9-rebound performance, Seton Hall put down a feisty St. John's squad 66-60 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon.
Despite the momentum from two consecutive Big East wins, the Seton Hall women’s basketball team fell to No. 9 Connecticut by a score of 71-38 on the road in Gampel Pavilion.
With a combined 56 points in the victory, Andra Espinoza-Hunter and Lauren Park-Lane, who scored 30 points for the second consecutive game, propelled the Pirates to victory, 84-79.
After dropping their last two matchups in Big East play, the women’s basketball team bounced back with a commanding victory over the Friars in Providence on Sunday, 62-42.
In an all-time stunning finish, the No. 20 Seton Hall Pirates dropped a Saturday afternoon matchup with the Marquette Golden Eagles, 73-72. With 1.5 seconds left, the officiating crew called a shooting foul on Bryce Aiken in a tie game despite the graduate point guard getting elbowed in the face on the shot. The call permitted Marquette's Greg Elliott to go to the free throw line to ice the game.
Seton Hall travels to Omaha to face Creighton at home on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in their first game since December 31st.